Johnathan Joseph out for Texans

A short week wasn’t enough for cornerback Johnathan Joseph to recover fully from a hamstring strain last week. Joseph is inactive against the Detroit Lions today and Alan Ball will start in his place.

The Texans will also be without nose tackle Shaun Cody, who suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung against the Buffalo Bills, running back Ben Tate, who has missed four consecutive games with a hamstring injury, inside linebacker Tim Dobbins, who injured his shoulder two weeks ago but played last week, receiver DeVier Posey, who sat out practices this week with a knee injury, and offensive linemen Andrew Gardner and Cody White.